This one's science. Honest.
They inject some cute little laboratory animals with the bacteria m. vaccae, commonly found in soil. One group gets it, the other group doesn't.
Then they put the cute little laboratory animals into a stressful situation they have no control over. The cute little animals who got the friendly bacteria first handled the stress better than the ones who didn't.
End of story.
How does this affect you?
Simple.
It's one more reason to get outdoors in this lovely spring weather and putz around in your yard. Hang out with those friendly bacteria for a while and you might just start handling stress better, too!
If you're interested in several more great reasons (it's great if you need an excuse to putz in the garden, which lots of people really enjoy), then check out Landscape With Spirit: Connecting What's Around You with How You Feel. Special deal if you act by May 1st!
The reference: Lowry, C.A., et al. Identification of an immune-responsive mesolimbocortical serotonergic system; potential role in regulation of emotional behavior. Neuroscience 146 (2007) 756-772.
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